Light Fortress
Chapter 339 - 31: Heavy Chain

Chapter 339: Chapter 31: Heavy Chain

Flower Flag top floor.

After finishing a day’s work, Lu Nanzhi rubbed her brows, the communicator on the desk rang.

She picked up the call.

"It’s me, Gu Shen."

The "Deep Sea Radiance" that spanned the Five Continents monitored billions of living beings. In theory, any communication established on the computational foundation of the deep water area could not elude the scrutiny of "omnipotent authority."

Of course... there were exceptions.

This call would leave no record.

Because the moment it was made, the [source code] already erased its traces.

Indeed... Deep Sea never made mistakes.

But under the operations of tens of millions of gigabytes, there are always a few data packets that drop off.

This was normal.

"Is it convenient to talk now?" Gu Shen asked softly, "If... you’re not busy."

Lu Nanzhi glanced at the calendar beside the table.

Today should be the second day Gu Shen and his team had arrived in Changye...

"It’s convenient," she said calmly. "Shall we talk here?"

Upon receiving a clear response—

A beep sound.

The call was disconnected.

And the next moment, the red door deep within Lu Nanzhi’s mind faintly trembled.

"Is this... an emergency meeting?"

The pull of that summoning power instantly engulfed her heart, and Lu Nanzhi gave up resisting spiritually, sighing softly. She made a prostrating gesture and simultaneously pressed a button on the table, turning the electronic sign at the door into [Do Not Disturb].

...

...

The dim lights flickered.

At either end of the long table, there were only two people.

Still showing herself as a little girl, Lu Nanzhi sat in a chair, rubbed her brows again, and said wearily, "So the meeting is convened in the ’deep water area’..."

"It’s safer this way."

Sitting at the head of the long table, Gu Shen smiled. Since it was only with Lu Nanzhi, he did not hide his appearance... In fact, even if there were others, it would not matter.

This was a large "netizen meet-up area," it’s just that everyone had changed their appearance.

Even if Gu Shen showed his true self, there were probably few who would foolishly believe that the "key" foretold by Allen Turing twenty years ago would look like this youth.

What’s more.

A thin layer of spiritual mist covered everyone’s faces, which acted as "masks."

The content that Gu Shen wanted to discuss with the lady... indeed needed to be kept secret. Even though communication in the Deep Sea Network was already safe enough, the lady did not know Chu Ling, so it was better to discuss in the conference room.

Moreover, it was also an opportunity to test the feeling of a "Spiritual Link."

This was the first time Gu Shen was "holding a meeting," though it was just the two of them... he vaguely felt a unique sense of "satisfaction."

Those "connected" in the conference room were not many, one by one, like stars in the distant sky, scattered across the Five Continents, but Gu Shen was akin to a God holding the stars, enjoying supreme authority in this ocean.

No one could resist the summoning of a God.

"Is this the meeting room... restored to its former state?"

Lu Nanzhi raised her head, looking at the room that appeared unchanged from before. Previously, Deep Sea’s system upgrades had constantly presented the risk of the meeting room being exposed.

It seemed no different.

"I adjusted the lighting a bit; it’s brighter than before," Gu Shen joked before becoming serious. "The foundational code here has been modified, so there’s no need to worry about ’exposure’ risk for the time being. However, if Deep Sea upgrades itself again... this meeting room will need to be ’renovated’ anew."

"Incredible..."

Lu Nanzhi didn’t know how this was achieved.

All she could do was marvel that the "key" left by Mr. Turing was indeed powerful... capable of keeping up even after Deep Sea self-repaired.

These were all Chu Ling’s contributions... Gu Shen thought silently to himself, well, rounded up, I also had half the credit.

"I’ve heard from Cui Zhongcheng that Changye was extraordinarily lively today," Lu Nanzhi said with a smile. "Because it’s been so busy, I haven’t had the chance to scrutinize the intelligence... but without thinking too much, I know it was your doing."

Gu Shen gave a wry smile in response.

Only now did he realize that he might have underestimated the situation previously... The "many gazes" mentioned by the Tomb Guardian Master weren’t just from Changye but also Da Du and other major regions.

Could it be that people outside East Continent were also watching all this?

"Master Qianye from Qingzhong asked me to collect some materials," Gu Shen said bluntly, materializing the list from the leaf with his spiritual power, turning it into a long strip of paper, and passing it to the little girl sitting opposite him.

Yet Lu Nanzhi frowned.

"Are these materials for repairing the Array Patterns of Qingzhong?"

She was quite sharp.

She instantly noticed the story behind the list... and even deeper pieces of information.

"The Tomb Guardian has not sought help from the Gu family, which means she doesn’t want the news to get out." The little girl tapped gently on the conference room table, speaking with gravity, "The situation in Changye doesn’t seem too good."

"The specific situation is still unknown... Gu Changzhi is still in slumber within Qingzhong," Gu Shen said slowly. "These materials could perhaps allow us to touch upon deeper truths."

"Hmm... agreed," the lady reflected briefly and said, "The legislative negotiation is pressing; Gu Changzhi’s awakening is of great importance."

Gu Shen asked, "Can Flower Flag obtain these materials?"

"Most can be obtained."

The answer from Lu Nanzhi eased his mind slightly.

"But... some will be difficult."

The lady looked over the list again and said, "Some Transcendent materials are not in stock in East Continent at all, only North Continent has them."

North Continent was building fortresses, fending off the collapse of order, and it was precisely such perilous land that could produce a large amount of "Transcendent materials."

"What’s important is... these materials must be collected silently and delivered to Qingzhong just as quietly,"

Lu Nanzhi looked up at Gu Shen, enunciating each word with deep meaning, "This is not an easy task."

Gu Shen contemplated briefly, a simple plan forming in his mind, and said, "As long as the materials can be collected and delivered to me, you won’t have to worry about transporting them into Qingzhong... I can handle it myself."

The little girl nodded.

She brushed her fingertips over the items listed, and moments later, handed the list back to Gu Shen for his perusal, reminding, "Flower Flag will have most of the materials gathered within a week... As for the rest, I will try to collect them, but I can’t guarantee a delivery time."

Gu Shen looked over the few remaining items on the list.

An idea flashed through his mind.

He narrowed his eyes and asked softly, "Did you just say... these Transcendent materials are only found in North Continent?"

"Correct," Lu Nanzhi nodded; she seemed to realize something.

"You’ve worked hard."

Gu Shen smiled softly and said, "Flower Flag only needs to try to gather these materials... As for those from North Continent, I think I might have a way to handle them."